CHARLES  FORK LAKE

TRAILS
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TOUR de LAKE

DIRECTIONS

LAKEVIEW TRAIL:   Leaves the Fireroad a couple hundred yards from the parking lot. The 1st part of the trail alternates between meadow, brush, and forest. 3/4 mile out Jungle Pass cuts off to the right - continue straight. About a mile out there's a challenging mud hole and hump to negotiate and soon after the trail moves into mature forest and winds through a series of 5 deep coves. Coming out of the first cove you'll whip through a nice downhill section past the horse-drawn mower and make a horseshoe turn within sight of the lake. There's a primitive camping area with a fire ring and picnic table down over the point towards the lake. From here you'll make your way through 2 more hollows before coming to the cemetery. (you're 2/3rds of the way to the back of the lake) The cemetery has several marked graves dating back to the early 1900's. Just past the cemetery, Lakeview bears off to the left and Tombstone Pass heads straight up the hill through the tall grass. Continuing on Lakeview there's a short uphill (very challenging when wet) where you can practice distributing your weight properly. Things get a little rockier through this last section which runs along some narrow hillside trail and in and out of the last cove. You'll pass evidence of earlier inhabitants and hit a nice rolling stretch coming out of this last hollow - let it rip. A slight uphill will bring you to the junction of Point Pass which drops down from the Fireroad.  Masochists turn right here and pedal up the hill. All others keep left on Lakeview which begins a decent to the backside of the lake. The trail here is fast and switches back several times before bouncing you out into the meadow. You're at the end of Lakeview.